All posts tagged "suffix"
- Thieves, Knives, and Chiefs and English Plurals
English is rule-based. I repeat: Like all languages, English is rule-based. A tweet recently appeared in my Twitter feed in which...
InformationHeather JohnsonMay 3, 2020 - <*tion> Is Not an English Suffix
<*tion> is not an English suffix. I repeat: <*tion> is not an English suffix. I previously wrote a post entitled The...
InformationHeather JohnsonJanuary 17, 2020 - The -ion Suffix, Connecting Vowel <i>, and Phonological Markers
To begin, -*tion, -*sion, -*cion, and -*xion are not suffixes. Only -ion is a suffix. A suffix is a bound morpheme...
InformationHeather JohnsonJuly 5, 2019 - Pluralizing Last Names: Never Use an Apostrophe
One way in which nouns differ from other grammatical forms in the English language is grammatical number. Prototypical English nouns have...
InformationHeather JohnsonNovember 16, 2018 - Grammatical Form of English Adverbs: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Adverbs
Adverbs in English are traditionally defined as “words that describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and clauses.” Adverb phrases are phrases formed...
English AdverbsHeather JohnsonSeptember 5, 2013 - Grammatical Form of English Adjectives: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Adjectives
Traditional grammars define adjectives as “words that describe nouns.” Adjective phrases are phrases formed by an adjective plus any modifiers or...
English AdjectivesHeather JohnsonApril 13, 2013 - Possessive Nouns in English
Possessive nouns are nouns that indicate a possession of or some other relationship to another word or phrase. In the English...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 25, 2013 - Regular Plural Nouns in English
Prototypical English nouns have both singular and plural forms. Singular nouns refer to one “person, place, thing, or idea” while plural...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 23, 2013 - Types of English Affixes: Derivational and Inflectional Prefixes and Suffixes
An affix is a bound morpheme that attaches to the stem of a word to form either a new word or...
InformationHeather JohnsonOctober 9, 2011